Unless your college offers no remedial program, you might be interested in research showing that remedial programs do not improve student success. In fact, one new study suggests remedial programs mainly help some students realize they ought to drop out! Journalists at two-year schools should take a look at the Community College Research Center, which does great work and will cheerfully field inquiries from student journalists.

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